Question 1

What was the edict that made Christianity specifically legal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edict of Nantes 
B)  Edict of Rome 
C)  Edict of Universal Restoration 
D)  Edict of Milan 
A)  Edict of Nantes 
B)  Edict of Rome 
C)  Edict of Universal Restoration 
D)  Edict of Milan

Question 2

What is a presbyter?

Accepted Answer

A)  An apostle of the churches 
B)  A bishop 
C)  An elder 
D)  A servant 
A)  An apostle of the churches 
B)  A bishop 
C)  An elder 
D)  A servant

Question 3

How were bishops related to the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreement with each other universally bonded their communities 
B)  They were appointed by the bishop of Rome who represented universal communion 
C)  They were appointed by the magistrate, who ensured that they universally agreed on doctrine 
D)  They used the universal Christian prayer book 
A)  Agreement with each other universally bonded their communities 
B)  They were appointed by the bishop of Rome who represented universal communion 
C)  They were appointed by the magistrate, who ensured that they universally agreed on doctrine 
D)  They used the universal Christian prayer book

Question 4

The author claims that Paul never left Judaism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did docetism teach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus only appeared to be human 
B)  God only seemed to be God for us 
C)  The true faith was only available in the heavens 
D)  Religious believers in Jesus did not understand the true faith 
A)  Jesus only appeared to be human 
B)  God only seemed to be God for us 
C)  The true faith was only available in the heavens 
D)  Religious believers in Jesus did not understand the true faith

Question 6

The author claims that the term apostle was a floating term that had various meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Gnostic theology:

Accepted Answer

A)  Demanded that true believers divorce themselves from the larger group of Christians 
B)  Wanted everyone to believe in Jesus, and by doing so would return to the pleroma 
C)  Believed most people were actually ghosts 
D)  It was acceptable to be part of the larger community, but they transcended the average Christian's level of spirit 
A)  Demanded that true believers divorce themselves from the larger group of Christians 
B)  Wanted everyone to believe in Jesus, and by doing so would return to the pleroma 
C)  Believed most people were actually ghosts 
D)  It was acceptable to be part of the larger community, but they transcended the average Christian's level of spirit

Question 8

According to Valentinus, why did the Jewish God Yahweh create the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  To make it possible for gods to speak to humans 
B)  To teach the aeons (eternities) a lesson 
C)  To trap the escaped spiritual substance called pneuma 
D)  To save the pleroma 
A)  To make it possible for gods to speak to humans 
B)  To teach the aeons (eternities) a lesson 
C)  To trap the escaped spiritual substance called pneuma 
D)  To save the pleroma

Question 9

Do you think Christianity is now a religion under persecution? If so, in what ways?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Christianity is currently facing pe

Question 10

In the letters by Ignatius of Antioch, what theme dominates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Church harmony 
B)  Faith in Christ 
C)  A clear separation from Judaism 
D)  Moral living 
A)  Church harmony 
B)  Faith in Christ 
C)  A clear separation from Judaism 
D)  Moral living

What was the edict that made Christianity specifically legal?

What is a presbyter?

How were bishops related to the Catholic Church?

The author claims that Paul never left Judaism.

What did docetism teach?

The author claims that the term apostle was a floating term that had various meanings.

Gnostic theology:

According to Valentinus, why did the Jewish God Yahweh create the world?

Do you think Christianity is now a religion under persecution? If so, in what ways?

In the letters by Ignatius of Antioch, what theme dominates?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 5: Christianity Becomes a Religion

What was the edict that made Christianity specifically legal?

What is a presbyter?

How were bishops related to the Catholic Church?

The author claims that Paul never left Judaism.

What did docetism teach?

The author claims that the term apostle was a floating term that had various meanings.

Gnostic theology:

According to Valentinus, why did the Jewish God Yahweh create the world?

Do you think Christianity is now a religion under persecution? If so, in what ways?

In the letters by Ignatius of Antioch, what theme dominates?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

Filters